Finally a Knife I will Wear

[tippit]

I do occasionally wear my knives but not much as even my 7 1/2" blades seem big on my belt.  So I had an interesting forging lesson with a small piece of scrap Damascus.  I forge rather than stock removal...that's what caused most of my problems with this blade.  Every time I hit it on edge, the steel started to delaminate.  So I had to keep re-welding it multiple times during the forging process...good learning technique but a bit frustrating      By forging, the final Damascus pattern is a crap shoot as to what it will look like in the end.  Here is my Mini Damascus belt blade...6" OAL random Damascus.  tippit

Tempered...

 

Finished...

 

 

[FerretWYO]

That is awesome Jeff. Love that profile.

[madness522]

Looks like a handy blade.  I like smaller blades they seem to be more useful.

[Steve Nuckels]

Looks like a great little Deer dresser!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation

[benmmc]

Beautiful! That is a great size too.

[Sockrsblur]

[chall]

Looks great

[Doug Campbell]

Nice Jeff      

[Scott Teaschner]

I know a guy who makes sheaths and likes to trade!

[GWV]

That is nice!

[pcg]

That's nicer than 'nice.' It's simply gorgeous.

[Keith Zimmerman]

Can't wait to see it finished...